Geo-Tagging Photos
Dec 7, 2013 13:42:58 #
drk64
Loc: Washington State
Anybody have a recommendation for a Geo-Tagging device for Canon 5D Mark 2, I'm not having much luck finding one that looks easy to use.
Thanks, drk
Thanks, drk
Dec 7, 2013 13:44:18 #
Dec 7, 2013 13:47:05 #
drk64
Loc: Washington State
Thanks, but the only ones I found were for the Mark III and a 1D model.
Do you have a Part Number?
Do you have a Part Number?
Dec 7, 2013 13:50:05 #
drk64 wrote:
Anybody have a recommendation for a Geo-Tagging device for Canon 5D Mark 2, I'm not having much luck finding one that looks easy to use.
Thanks, drk
Thanks, drk
From http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/about_canon?pageKeyCode=pressreldetail&docId=0901e024804686e2
GPS Receiver GP-E2 http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/professional/professional_cameras/gps_receivers/gps_receiver_gp_e2
Dec 7, 2013 13:54:54 #
There are cheaper alternative that do not cost an arm and a leg because they are 'Brand name' Do a search and you can get a decent one for less than $40.00 Mine cost even less.
Dec 7, 2013 14:38:08 #
Dec 7, 2013 16:07:46 #
Dec 7, 2013 16:36:38 #
Gee... my Sony A77 has GPS built in. ;)
So does the A99.
Works GREAT too. :mrgreen:
So does the A99.
Works GREAT too. :mrgreen:
Dec 8, 2013 06:23:14 #
You can geotag your photos when using your PP, I use Zoner Photo Studio to do this. I also have a app on my phone which logs where my photos were taken. My second camera, a Cannon SX260, has an excellent GPS tagging built in.
Dec 8, 2013 07:47:03 #
johneccles wrote:
You can geotag your photos when using your PP, I use Zoner Photo Studio to do this. I also have a app on my phone which logs where my photos were taken. My second camera, a Cannon SX260, has an excellent GPS tagging built in.
I also have the Canon SX260, and while it does have built in GPS, I would be very hesitant in calling it excellent. Slow to get GPS lock, and every time I turn the camera off during lulls in shooting, it takes a bit to re-acquire lock. Doesn't work very well indoors. I did have a P/S with excellent GPS, but alas I lost it. A Casio HX-20. Worked we'll indoors if you weren't too far from a window, got its lock quickly, and had a feature to maintain lock even when turned off. It drained the battery a little faster, but batteries are cheap. Wish I still had it.
Dec 8, 2013 11:09:12 #
drk64
Loc: Washington State
More thanks, You guys are amazing. Every time I ask for help the UHHers come through.
Thank you for your help.
Thank you for your help.
Dec 8, 2013 11:30:38 #
Hi banjonut, interesting to read your comments about the Canon HS260, I did have a Lumix TZ20 which I liked a lot, it produced very good quality images. It also had GPS function which once it was locked on recorded the location perfectly but if it lost the signal it took ages to get a fix even in open air. Unfortunately I dropped it although seemed to survive, the image quality has suffered.
I needed a replacement P&S with GPS and I honed in on the Canon SX260 (I am anti Canon/Nikon stuff) anyway I bought it at a silly price of £130 from Curry's (a UK IT Superstore) who tend to sell very good products including end of range items.
So far I am very pleased with this camera, the images are excellent and the GPS works fine, even indoors although I don't see much point in the logger other than a fun thing. Battery life is bound to suffer when using GPS but I have just used it all day today and the is still lots of power remaining
I needed a replacement P&S with GPS and I honed in on the Canon SX260 (I am anti Canon/Nikon stuff) anyway I bought it at a silly price of £130 from Curry's (a UK IT Superstore) who tend to sell very good products including end of range items.
So far I am very pleased with this camera, the images are excellent and the GPS works fine, even indoors although I don't see much point in the logger other than a fun thing. Battery life is bound to suffer when using GPS but I have just used it all day today and the is still lots of power remaining
Dec 8, 2013 12:38:40 #
johneccles wrote:
Hi banjonut, interesting to read your comments abo... (show quote)
On the topic of the Canon SX260, it does seem to take good photos, but the GPS function is the reason I bought it and I just don't think it is as user friendly as the Casio that I lost. The Casio had some nice features that I really liked such as panorama. I would hit the pano button and as soon as I started to turn it should begin and when I stopped rotating the pano was finished. Plus the fact that the Casio was much quicker on the GPS. I think from a cold start they are very close but once "warmed up" the Casio was very quick where as the Canon is not. Geotagging for me works very well when I am on vacation. Shows a nice trail of where I've been. If I view using Picasa, it is very easy to go to Google Earth and then "street view" to show exactly where I was.
Dec 8, 2013 13:20:55 #
I've been using the AMOD found on Amazon since 2007. It has been useful. Only problem and this is the same for all others I've check is short battery life of 8-10 hours on a set. I've overcome this problem by carrying extra rechargeable batteries which I keep fresh by recharging every night. It is easy to sync with photos with their software which comes with the GPS. The only other issue I ran into is some countries like China block gps reception resolution (i.e. you can geo-tagged to a large geographical region, but not to localized areas such as 500 km. In Europe, I could geo-tagged photos to our vacation every 100 feet by varying the timing signal.
Enjoy. You can tagged location to a map using google map.
Jack
Enjoy. You can tagged location to a map using google map.
Jack
Dec 8, 2013 13:56:00 #
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